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- the present invention relates generally to a manner by which to determine whether to reject, or to accept, the data of a data segment received at a communication station, such as an EDGE-capable mobile station of a GPRS/EDGE, cellular communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to apparatus, and an associated method, by which to make determination of whether to reject, or to accept, the contents of a data segment as invalid, or valid, responsive to measurement of the BER (bit error rate) of the header part of the data segment.
- BER bit error rate
- the header part FEC-protected by forward error correction (FEC) coding
- FEC forward error correction
- Conventional schemes which only utilize data-segment payload CRC (cyclic redundancy code) analysis to determine whether to accept a data segment as valid, are prone to false passage of a CRC check.
- CRC cyclic redundancy code
- Digital communication techniques are widely employed in many different types of communication systems. Generally, use of digital communication techniques permits the communication of data at significantly higher data throughput rates, with greater efficiency, than that permitted through the use of conventional, analog communication techniques.
- Information that is to be communicated is converted, or otherwise provided, in digital form.
- the data is formatted pursuant to a standardized, formatting scheme, known to both a sending station at which the data originates and a receiving station at which the data terminates.
- the sending and receiving stations are interconnected by way of a communication channel upon which the data is communicated.
- the communication channel is defined, at least in part, upon a radio link extending between the communication stations.
- the communication channel is imperfect. That is to say, the data is sometimes distorted during its communication upon the communication channel.
- the informational content of data, once received at the receiving station, is distorted. If the distortion is severe, the informational content of the data cannot be recovered.
- An exemplary, digital cellular communication system communicates coded data between sending and receiving stations pursuant to effectuation of an EDGE communication service.
- Data formatted into radio blocks are sent by the sending station to the receiving station.
- a radio block includes a header part and a payload part.
- the payload part of the radio block includes a 12-bit CRC (cyclic redundancy code), and, optionally, is FEC-protected.
- the header part of the radio block includes an 8-bit CRC and is also FEC (forward error correction)-protected more strongly than the payload part.
- the CRC of the payload part of the radio block is used to determine whether the payload part has been correctly decoded. However, it is sometimes possible for an erroneous determination to be made that the payload part has been decoded correctly even when the payload part has been decoded incorrectly. That is to say, an erroneous determination is made.
- the CRC of a 12-bit length a random data block is likely falsely to pass the CRC check once every 4,096 times. In a lengthy data transfer, tens of thousands of radio blocks might be received. In bad signal conditions, a few corrupt radio blocks will pass the CRC check and be accepted as valid, in error.
- the higher-layer, data block is formed of, typically, dozens of lower layer radio blocks. If a bad, i.e., corrupted, radio block forms part of the higher-layer data block, the higher data-layer data block is also corrupted. When the corruption is detected, a complete retransmission of all of the radio blocks of the higher-layer data block might be caused to ensue, resulting in significant delay, and much unnecessary retransmission. Additionally, the higher-layer retries are sometimes based on timeouts. Corruption at the higher layers might further stall data flow until a timer expires and triggers a retransmission of the data block. Stalled data flow leads to poor data throughput rates.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a functional block diagram of a radio communication system in which an embodiment of the present invention is operable.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a process diagram representative of the process of operation of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a method flow diagram representative of the method of operation of an embodiment of the present invention.
- the present invention accordingly, advantageously provides apparatus, and an associated method, by which to determine whether to reject, or accept, the data of a data segment received at a communication station, such as an EDGE-capable mobile station of a GPRS/EDGE, cellular communication system, as valid data.
- a communication station such as an EDGE-capable mobile station of a GPRS/EDGE, cellular communication system, as valid data.
- a manner is provided in which to make determination of whether to accept, or reject, the contents of a data segment as valid responsive to measurement of the BER (bit error rate) of the header part of the data segment.
- the data segment includes both the header part and a payload part. Both, e.g., the header and payload parts are FEC-protected with the header part FEC-protected more strongly than the payload part.
- a bit error rate measure measures the bit error rate of the header part of the data segment.
- the bit error rate measure measures the bit error rates of each of the data segments that is received at the communication station.
- other quality indicia measurements are made of the header part of the data segment.
- the bit error rate of the header part of the data segment is compared with a threshold value. If the bit error rate is worse than the threshold value, the data segment is rejected as invalid. That is to say, if the BER of the header part of the data segment is worse than the threshold, a conclusion is made that the payload part of the data segment is correspondingly of poor quality. The rejection of the data segment is correspondingly of poor quality. The rejection of the data segment precludes the possibility of determination by other mechanism, in error, that the data segment is valid.
- the threshold against which the measured bit error rate is compared is selectable. That is to say, the threshold is a selected value, selected from amongst a plurality of different threshold values. The determination of whether the segment should be rejected as invalid data is made dependent, in part, upon the selection of the threshold value.
- the data segment is coded pursuant to a selected coding scheme of a plurality of coding schemes. The different coding schemes are of differing coding parameters.
- the selection of the threshold value is, e.g., responsive to the coding scheme used by which to code the data of the data segment. If, during the course of the typical scenario in which a large plurality of data segments are successively communicated, the coding scheme by which the data segments are coded changes, the threshold used for purposes of the comparison is correspondingly changeable.
- a CRC check is first performed upon the payload part of the data segment is first performed, prior to measurement of the bit error rate of the header part by the bit error rate measurer. If the CRC check of the payload part of the data segment is passed, then bit error rate measurer measures the bit error rate of the header part of the data segment. And, the measured bit error rate is compared against a threshold value, and a determination is made whether to accept the data segment as valid or to reject the data segment. Thereby, the data segment must both pass the CRC check upon the payload part and the bit error rate measurement test upon the header part for the data segment to be accepted as valid.
- Erroneous acceptance as valid of a data segment due to false passage of the CRC check does not result in an acceptance of the data segment as valid because the bit error rate measurement, and comparison against a threshold, is further performed.
- the CRC check is passed, the acceptance of the data segment is only conditionally accepted.
- the data segment must further pass the bit error rate measurement test of the header part for the data segment to be accepted as valid.
- the BER measurement is first performed and used to determine whether the BER is better than the threshold value. If better than the threshold value, then the CRC check is performed upon the payload part.
- a radio block is formed of a header part and a payload part. Both the header and payload parts are FEC- and CRC-protected. The header part, however, is more strongly FEC-protected than that of the payload part. Because of the stronger FEC protection of the header part, BER measurement of the header part, BER measurement of the header part remains reliable even if distortion of the payload part values renders its CRC-check unreliable, the header-part, BER measurement remains reliable. And BER measurement is performed upon the header part of the radio block as an added check, in addition, e.g., to the CRC check performed upon the payload part.
- the data upon acceptance of the data segment as valid, the data is passed on to a higher logical layer, and the data, i.e., the payload part, is used to form part of a data block, such as a PDU (packet data unit).
- a data block such as a PDU (packet data unit).
- apparatus, and an associated method for selecting whether to receive a received data segment as valid.
- the data segment has a header part and a payload part.
- a header part error measurer is adapted to analyze the header part of the data segment.
- the header part error measurer is configured to measure a bit error rate of the header part.
- a data segment acceptor is configured selectably to accept the data segment as valid responsive, at least in part, to the bit error rate of the header part measured by the header part error measurer.
- a communication system shown generally at 10 , provides for radio communications with mobile stations, of which the mobile station 12 is representative.
- Radio access network Communications are carried out between the mobile station and a network part, here represented by a radio access network (RAN) 14 . Communications are effectuated by way of a radio air interface, represented by the segment 16 upon which network-originated data is sent to mobile station 12 , and mobile-originated data is communicated by way of the radio-air interface to the radio access network and to communication devices coupled thereto.
- the radio access network is coupled to an external network, here represented by a packet data network (PDN) 18 .
- Communication devices, such as the communication device 22 is positioned in communication connectivity with the packet data network. The communication device is representative of a communication endpoint of communications with the mobile station 12 pursuant to a communication session.
- the radio part of the communication system comprises a GSM/GPRS/EDGE (global system for mobile communications/general packet radio service/enhanced data for GSM evolution), cellular communication system that provides for high speed data communication services. More generally, the radio part of the communication system is representative of any of various communication systems that provide data services through the communication of data segments. In the exemplary implementation, such data segments are, at times, referred to as EDGE radio blocks, each formed of a header part and a payload part. Accordingly, while the following description shall describe exemplary operation with respect to the exemplary implementation of a cellular communication system that provides for EDGE communication services, the teachings of the present invention are analogously also applicable in other types of communication systems. Additionally, downlink communications are described. Uplink communications are analogous and operation of entities at the network part of the system 10 , while not separately shown, are analogously operable.
- a mobile station includes transceiver circuitry, here represented by a receive (RX) part 26 and a transmit (TX) part 28 .
- Data that is communicated to the mobile station is received at the receive part, and data that is communicated by the mobile station is transmitted by the transmit part.
- radio blocks that is, data segments, are received at the mobile station. Due to fading conditions, noise, receiver front-end distortion, and other causes of distortion that distort values of the data segment, the values of the data segment, operated upon at the mobile station differ with the corresponding values, when sent. If the mobile station is unable to compensate for the distortion, either through its correction or retransmission, communication problems result.
- the mobile station 12 further includes apparatus, shown generally at 36 , of an embodiment of the present invention.
- the apparatus 36 is formed of functional entities, implementable in any desired manner, such as, e.g., by algorithms executable by processing circuitry.
- the functions performed by the entities of the apparatus are further implementable at any location, such as by a controller of the mobile station or, as part of the transceiver circuitry of the mobile station.
- the apparatus includes a payload part error measurer 38 , a header part error measurer 42 , a comparator 44 , a threshold selector 46 , and a data segment acceptor 48 .
- a data segment 52 i.e., a radio block, together with its header part 54 and a payload part 56 are also shown in FIG. 1 .
- the received part detects its delivery at the mobile station. And, an indication of the data segment is provided, here represented by way of the line 62 , to the payload part error measurer.
- the payload part error measurer comprises a CRC checker that checks the CRC contained in the payload part of the received data segment. If the CRC check checks out, i.e., passes the CRC check, an indication of its passage is provided, here represented by way of the line 64 , to the header part error measurer 42 .
- the indication of the detected data segment, provided by way of the line 62 , is also provided to the header part error measurer.
- the error measurer operates to measure the bit error rate of the header part of the radio block provided thereto. And, an indication of the results of the measurement are provided on the line 72 .
- the header part error measurer operates only if an indication is provided by the payload part error measurer that the CRC check is successfully passed.
- the bit error rate value measured by the header part error measurer 42 is compared at the comparator against a threshold value, here represented to be provided by way of the line 76 .
- the threshold value is, in the exemplary implementation, a selectable value, selected by the threshold selector 46 .
- Results of comparisons performed by the comparator are provided, here represented by way of the line 82 to the data segment acceptor 48 .
- the data segment acceptor selects whether to accept the data segment, provided thereto on the line 62 , as valid. If the data segment is accepted as valid, the data segment is passed on, here indicated by the line 84 .
- the data segment acceptor does not accept the data segment as valid and, instead, causes the data segment to be rejected with a rejection indication generated on the line 66 .
- the line 66 extends to the transmit part of the mobile station whereat an indication of the rejection is returned to the network to request retransmission of the rejected data segment. Because the detection is made of the error at the low logical layer, the error is corrected quickly and without delays that might be associated if the error is only detected at a higher logical layer once an entire group of radio blocks formed of the data segments are combined into a packet data unit or other data block analogously formed of the plurality of data segments.
- the header part BER measurement and analysis is performed prior to the CRC check performed upon the payload part.
- operation of the threshold selector to select the threshold value that is applied by way of the line 76 to the comparator 44 is made responsive to input applied to the selector by way of the line 92 .
- the line 92 indicates the level of coding of the data segment detected at the received part of the mobile station.
- the coding scheme in a communication session in which EDGE data is provided is one of nine coding levels, designated as MCS- 1 to MCS- 9 . Responsive to the coding scheme used, the threshold selector selects a threshold value to be used responsive to the coding scheme. And, accordingly, the results of the comparison, and operation of the acceptor 48 are, correspondingly, also dependent in part on the threshold values selected by the selector.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a process diagram, shown generally at 102 , representative of the process of operation of an embodiment of the present invention.
- the process starts, indicated by the start block 104 , with detection, indicated by the block 106 , of a data segment, such as the EDGE radio block.
- a data segment such as the EDGE radio block.
- a CRC check is performed, indicated by the block 108 , upon the payload part of the detected data segment.
- a determination is then made, indicated by the decision block 112 , as to whether the payload part of the data segment has passed the CRC check. If not, the no branch is taken, and the data segment is rejected indicated by the block 114 . If, conversely, the CRC check is passed, the yes branch is taken. Passage of the CRC check is but a conditional acceptance of the data segment.
- the yes branch extends to the block 116 , and a bit error rate measurement of the header part of the received data segment is performed. Then, and as indicated by the block 118 , a comparison is made between the measured bit error rate and a selected threshold value.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a method flow diagram, shown generally at 132 , representative of the method of operation of an embodiment of the present invention.
- the method facilitates selection of whether to accept a received data segment as valid.
- the data segment has a header part and a payload part.
- bit error rate of the header part of the data segment is measured. Then, and as indicated by the block 136 , a determination is made as to whether the bit error rate of the header part is better than a first selected threshold.
- the data segment is valid responsive, at least in part, to determination that the bit error rate of the header part is better than the first selected threshold.
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